to sparkle

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spark
glance
To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle
A little spark; a scintillation
To scatter on or over
Brilliance; luster

the sparkle of a diamond.

To disperse
To emit in the form or likeness of sparks
{n} a spark, a small particle of fire
be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall"
{v} to emit sparks, glitter, shine
Sparkles are small points of light caused by light reflecting off a clear bright surface. sparkles of light There was a sparkle in her eye that could not be hidden
To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash
Specifically a diamond, but also any gem
reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"
Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond
To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine
reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
{i} glimmer, twinkle, glitter; spark; effervescence; liveliness
If something sparkles, it is clear and bright and shines with a lot of very small points of light. The jewels on her fingers sparkled His bright eyes sparkled. the sparkling blue waters of the ocean. = glitter Sparkle is also a noun. the sparkle of coloured glass
emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"
brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye" be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall" reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
approval Someone who sparkles is lively, intelligent, and witty. She sparkles, and has as much zest as a person half her age Sparkle is also a noun. There was little sparkle in their performance. + sparkling spar·kling He is sparkling and versatile in front of the camera. see also sparkling
the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
the occurrence of a small flash or spark
form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
{f} emit sparks; glimmer, twinkle, glitter; be lively and vivacious; bubble, fizz
to sparkle

    Hyphenation

    to spar·kle

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı spärkıl

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈspärkəl/ /tə ˈspɑːrkəl/

    Etymology

    [ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.
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